Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 8
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 8
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Sanskrit Original
नीलता येन कण्ठस्य कारणेनांविकापतेः। श्रोतुमिच्छामहे देव तव वक्त्राद्विशेषतः।।
nīlatā yena kaṇṭhasya kāraṇenāṃvikāpateḥ| śrotumicchāmahe deva tava vaktrādviśeṣataḥ||
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Sūta said: What is the reason whereby the neck of the Lord of Ambikā (i.e. god Śiva) had become blue? O lord, we wish to hear this particularly from your mouth (i.e. as directly mentioned by you).